Tokaido Walk (22) Hamamatsu-Yoshida: April 28, 2013

It was again a nice day for walking. I had a long walk.

I started Hamamatsu, the 29th shukuba station, passed Maisaka, Arai, Shirasuka, Futagawa stations, and arrived in Yoshida station in Toyohashi City. Sic shukuba station in one day is the largest in my walking. The finished my walk in Shizuoka Prefecture and moved in Aichi Prefecture.

Maisaka, the 30th station, locates at the east side of Lake Hamana. Historical buildings remain.Pine trees are planted at the sides of Tokaido.

People passed Lake Hamana by boat in the Edo era. Now, roads connect east and west of the lake. Lake Hamana was separate from the sea until about 500 years ago(It was a fresh-water lake). It was linked with the sea after a big earthquake in 1498.

A shrine was built in the sand island in the lake. People enjoy fishing both from the land and on the boats.






Arai shukuba station is at the west of the lake. Checking station (sekisho) was built here in the Edo era. The old buildings still remain.

I walked westward to Shirasuka Shukub station. The station originally located at the seaside. The station was completely destroyed by tsunami disaster in 1707.

Tsunami could occur anytime. I found many signboards which showed evacuation passage and related instructions.


The shukuba station was rebuilt on the hilltop after tsunami disaster in 1707. I climbed the slope and found the sea spread under the slope.

I passed Shizuoka-Aichi border. Agricultural fields spread along Tokaido. Old buildings remained in Futagawa, the 33rd station.

Today’s goal was Yoshida, the 34th station from Nihonbashi, Edo.